I found it in a junkyard a couple of years ago, and have just gotten around to doing something with it. The frame had about 4 coats of house paint on it and a number of dents and scrapes. I decided to leave all the dents and scars unrepaired, stripped it to bare metal and sprayed it with red oxide primer.

The rear hub is a NOS Sachs Komet Super, the front is a NOS Sachs Orbit V , and they are laced to a set of used Mavic Open Pro 700c rims. I scrounged through my parts bins for the rest of the components. Tires are Schwalbe Cream Delta Cruisers. The BB is a sealed Shimano, and the cranks are Shimano 600. Bars are cut down Soma Noah's Arc, and the saddle is a San Marco Rolls.

Gearing is 42:18 which I have found to be a nice "urban" ratio, and still allows me to go on slightly longer rides without spinning too much.

Last edited by larren on Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Lookin good! Diggin the fatter white tyres; though I am only really a fan of them on old veteran style bikes.

You almost fooled me with the crank until I reread your OP. With the single ring more neatly mounted on the outside of the double crank (and the pedal & shadows alternatively obscuring the Shimano 600 etching in the photos), I thought it was a a Sugino 75!

The seat post isn't crabon is it? I'd be giving it a stripping off & light polish if it aint - contrasts a bit too much with the rest of the build, imho.

- KymProud to have been a regular during BNA's heyday. I'm still reachable by PM (email alerts) - dec 2016

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